A west of Ireland tourist service revamped to help cocooned locals on Achill Island has been lauded as a valuable lifeline. Deirdre Garvey, CEO of The Wheel, an umbrella group for charities, told Morning Ireland that groups like Achill Tourism are "providing lifelines to people who are vulnerable all over the country".
The tourist company transformed its infrastructure to coordinate services to help elderly and vulnerable people living in the area when the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
With the tourist economy broken, and as visitors stay away from tourist attractions and destinations, locals transformed 'Achill Tourism' to 'Achill Community Response Coordination Centre'.